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Outdoor photograph beneath a massive banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a swept-back style wears an orange saffron robe and walks barefoot on a pale stone path. To the right, a black stone deity murti of a cobra-hooded figure stands on a red-painted base, with a second figure in orange cloth near it. A large black-and-white snake sculpture coils across the foreground beside a small brass lamp stand and a metal bowl with an offering. Garlands hang on the trunk, and a shallow dark pool sits at the left edge. Two more people in white clothing are faintly visible under the trees in the background.

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A photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. In the foreground a barefoot man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth wrap, walks past a red-painted mound topped by a dark stone deity murti with a snake coiled around its base. A brass pot and offering dish sit on a wooden tray near the mound. Behind the shrine, another figure in orange robes stands beside the murti. A water tank lies to the left. The foreground man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, which fits a person candidate, though his appearance is uncertain.2006-11-22Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a dark head wrap and a multi-coloured bead necklace, walks barefoot across a paved courtyard. To the right, a black stone seated figure, draped in orange cloth with a marigold and multicoloured flower garland, sits near a red-painted stone platform holding a yellow offering plate. Yellow and white flower petals and a kolam pattern decorate the ground. A small signboard appears on the left. The person is an ordinary devotee shown walking, not a clearly identifiable a person.2010-12-27A photograph of an outdoor temple grounds beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and branches. A figure in orange saffron robes, seen from behind with bare shoulder and a red-and-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder, walks along a dirt path toward the right. On the right, a dark stone deity murti or lingam stands on a platform, draped in orange cloth, with a large mound of red-orange powder or kumkum in front and a circular black-and-white border. Several white wooden posts stand around the open ground, and a second person in white clothes appears faintly in the background on the left.2011-01-22February 23 20112011-02-23October 06 20062006-10-06Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Five men walk along a stone path toward a black serpent statue with white spots and a red-orange mound of offerings in the foreground. Left to right: a bald man in orange robe, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tripundra markings, a bald man in orange cloth, a man in white dhoti and shawl carrying an orange umbrella, and a long-haired man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala. On the right, a black deity statue seated on a pedestal wears orange cloth and a garland of marigolds and flowers. Nearby stands a dark statue. The scene suggests a temple devotional visit to a sacred tree shrine.2010-10-28A photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes with a reddish-brown shawl walks barefoot away from the camera along a sandy path, hair tied back. In the centre a mound of orange-red powder surrounds a small shrine with a yellow cloth draped at its side and a deity murti partly visible behind the mound. Further right a man in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar near the shrine. Two other figures in white stand faintly in the background near the tree trunk. White painted pillars and a low stone platform surround the shrine.2011-01-31Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a bare-chested man in orange saffron cloth wrapped at the waist stands on a sandy path with a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded before him. To the right, a large dark stone sculpture of a seated deity is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with purple, yellow and red flower garlands, with a tall silver pillar beside it. In the foreground, a red-smeared rock-shaped stone with a small brass lamp and offerings rests on a raised platform, and a stone bench sits near the tree's base. The scene reads as a pada puja setting, with the standing devotee at the sculpture's side.2010-11-18 +3 copiesA photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a young man in orange robes stands barefoot with hands folded near his chest and a rudraksha mala hanging at his waist. To the right a black stone deity murti seated on a raised pedestal is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flower garlands. Red-painted ground, a stone bench and a rangoli design on the paving complete the scene.2011-01-22A photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and strung cloth banners. In the left foreground a barefoot man in saffron-orange robes, with a dark cloth draped over his head and a sash across his shoulder, walks along a dirt path. At right stands a large shivalinga-style deity murti on a circular platform, its base heaped with red-orange kumkum or vermilion powder and draped with a red cloth and a yellow cloth. Two white-clad figures stand further back among the trees, and a small white pillar and concrete borders surround the shrine area.2011-01-31October 07 20062006-10-07Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot with hands joined in prayer, facing right. On the right, a black stone murti of a seated deity wears an orange cloth, an orange turban-like headwrap, a garland of orange and purple flowers, and a gold-toned necklace; it sits on a black pedestal beside a large red-painted shivalinga-like stone base. Offerings include small brass bells and a brass bowl on a low stone table. A carved silver-toned panel stands at the right edge, and a low stone platform lies beneath the tree. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2011-02-08